Who was Pocahontas and why is she important?

Pocahontas was the first Native American to become a Christian. She was the first Indian woman to marry a white man. She was the link between the Native Americans and the Englishmen. read more

One is a painting of Pocahontas taking part in a religious ceremony in which she became a Christian. Two others show her saving the life of Captain John Smith. RAY FREEMAN: Many different American groups have used the name and some version of a picture of Pocahontas. read more

After Smith’s return to England, Pocahontas disappears for several years from the historical record. She may have married an Indian, resumed her proper name of Matoaka (“Pocahontas” was a nickname), and shunned the English, who, under Sir Thomas Dale, were at war with Powhatan. read more